Understanding alternative food networks: exploring the role of short food supply chains in rural development
Understanding alternative food networks: exploring the role of short food supply chains in rural development
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DOI:
10.1068/a3510
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Banks, J
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作者:
Renting, H;Marsden, TK;Banks, J
In this paper we explore the development and incidence of alternative food networks within a European-wide context. By developing a consistent definition of short food supply chains, we address both the morphology and the dynamics of these, and then examine empirical evidence concerning their incidence and rural development impact across seven EU member states. These developments need to be seen as one significant contribution to the current transitions in rural Europe concerning the crisis of conventional intensive and productivist agriculture and the public consumer pressure for a larger variety of distinctive 'quality' food products.